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Get a boat hire licence to let out a boat or use it to transport up to 12 passengers for a fare - exemptions, how to apply, conditions, penalties and fines
Register or license a boat for use on the UK's inland waterways or at sea - which authority to register with, the UK Ship Register and Small Ships Register, penalties and fines
Location: River Bure, Norfolk, England.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Information for boaters on the River Stour.
Find out the procedures you'll need to follow to zero rate VAT for the supply of a sailaway boat.
Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares
Boat registration charges for the River Thames.
You usually need to register your boat to use it on inland waterways, such as rivers and canals.
Application form to register an unpowered enclosed boat for an annual registration on the River Thames, Anglian Waterways or Medway Navigation.
Location: Great Yarmouth Yacht Station, River Bure, England.
Find out how to charge and collect excise duty on fuel used in private pleasure craft and fuel used for private pleasure flying.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
Environment Agency boat registration charges for Anglian waterways, the River Thames and River Medway.
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
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